Thursday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 12, 2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Thursday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 12, 2023 Mark 1:4-45 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011223.cfm Really? I don’t have to live like this anymore. “If you wish, you can make me clean.” We may know someone enduring a long illness, and the length and severity of their illness can condition them to […]
Wednesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 11, 2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 11, 2023 Mark 1:29-39 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011123.cfm Why wait? If someone we were with became deadly ill right before us, what would be our first thought? Call 911. Every minute is vital to save a person’s life. How silly it would be for us […]
Tuesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 10, 2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time, January 10, 2023 Mark 1:21-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011023.cfm WHO IS MY TEACHER? By the time our junior and senior years rolled around in high school, hopefully, we had/have a good idea about our future. Whether in high school or college, we must take courses to […]
Monday Baptism of the Lord– 01-09-2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday Baptism of the Lord– 01-09-2023 Baptism of the Lord 1st Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 3:13-17 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010923.cfm THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE. The people of California and Colorado endured the tragedy of fire last year. Seeing people returning home and finding nothing but ashes grips my heart. […]
Epiphany of the Lord, January 8, 2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Epiphany of the Lord, January 8, 2023 Matthew 2:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010823.cfm Direction Tells the Whole Story It is easy to see the contrast between King Herod and the Wise Men in the gospel. It is true that both were single-minded but were going in different directions. Herod followed a star […]
January 7, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for January 7, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 2:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010723.cfm REALLY MOM! Growing up can be challenging. I couldn’t wait to get to the ballpark after school and meet up with about 15 friends to "Play Ball." Of course, Mom was waiting at the front door with the question, "How much […]
January 6, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 6, 2023, Christmas Weekday Matthew 1:7-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010623.cfm Stay close to Jesus. The Sacrament of Baptism immerses us in the Life of God. So too, the Baptism of Jesus immersed God even more into our lives and experiences. He took on our humanity in His mother’s womb and our […]
January 5, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 5, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:43-51 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010523.cfm “Come and See.” You can feel the excitement in Phillip’s heart as he runs to Nathaniel. “We have found the one all the prophets wrote about, Jesus of Nazareth.” But Nathaniel is skeptical, and he hasn’t met Jesus yet. Phillip […]
January 4, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 4, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:35-42 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010423.cfm “Come and See.” Can you imagine walking up to a person you never met before and asking them, “Where are you staying?” It’s like asking someone, “What’s your address? Where do you live?” It doesn’t sound polite. But Jesus didn’t […]
January 3, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 3, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:29-34 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010323.cfm "I did not know him." In my younger years, my relationship with Jesus was one-sided. It was all about me and what I had to do to prove myself worthy of Him. The more I prayed and the nicer I […]